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TIFU by destroying my marriage with a thoughtless Reddit post

I messed up big time, and I've got no one to blame but myself. I made a horribly misguided post on Reddit using a throwaway account, inappropriately speculating about my wife and her sister who were having a girls' night at our place.

In my foolishness, I forgot that my wife and I share a device with the Reddit app logged in. She found my post and was justifiably furious.

It turns out, the reason they were sleeping in the living room wasn't some lighthearted "camping" scenario like I'd imagined, but because my wife was discreetly packing her bags, preparing to leave me. She'd seen my post and the comments encouraging me to act on my inappropriate thoughts.

To make matters worse, her sister told her I'd actually tried to make an advance on them that night. I was so caught up in my own twisted narrative, I don't even remember doing that.

When I woke up this morning, they were gone. My wife had taken her things and left. She froze our joint bank accounts, likely suspecting I would make some rash financial decisions.

Then I saw her response to my original post. She made it clear she's filing for divorce and already seeking legal counsel. She even called me out on the tracking app I had on her phone, informing me she's deleted it and that her lawyer will be in touch.

I'm overwhelmed with remorse and self-reproach. I've ruined my marriage, my reputation, my entire life, all because I let my mind wander down an inappropriate path and then had the audacity to post about it online.

Let my colossal mistake be a cautionary tale. Don't entertain disrespectful thoughts about your loved ones, and always, ALWAYS double-check what devices you're logged into before posting anything personal.

I've lost everything, and it's entirely my own doing. I can only hope she doesn't expose my shameful behavior to everyone we know, though I'd deserve it if she did. I've got a long, painful road ahead, and it's no one's fault but mine.

TL;DR: Posted inappropriate speculations about my wife & her sister, wife found it on our shared Reddit, now she's leaving me & I've ruined my life with my own foolishness.

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